Category: Theology
The Presence and Absence of Women: Reflections Upon The Rape of Dinah
In this week’s parsha, Parashat Vayishlach, we read one of the Torah’s most difficult and upsetting narratives—the rape of Dinah, the only daughter born to Jacob and Leah, by Shechem, the son of... Read More
The Triple Goddess: India, the Ganges, and the Maiden Path
The solo journey is an archetype across myths, cultures, and religious traditions. This past year, I took my own earth-spiritualist, goddess-focused, pilgrimage-journey in India. Preparation involved ... Read More
The Spiritually Urgent Response To Our Ecological Crisis
Continuing my series on being “A Yogi at Union” with an exploration on the need for an urgent and compassionate call from the spiritual/theological tradition concerning our existential ec... Read More
Worthy is the Cat: Reflections on Feline Mortality and Psychological Mercy
More so than when beloved humans in my life have died, as I prepare for my cat's death I find myself needing to believe—against any rational argument, against my significant philosophical problems w... Read More
It is a Shame for Women to Speak in the Church?
This article was first published at “The Bloviating Ignoramus,” a blog for politics and culture. I understand the Church of England’s stance against the ordination of women as an example of bl... Read More
From The Place Where We Are Right: A Thanksgiving of “Doubts and Loves”
The Place Where We Are Right by Yehuda Amichai From the place where we are right Flowers will never grow In the spring. The place where we are right Is hard and trampled Like a yard. But doubts... Read More
Reflections on Tulsi Gabbard’s Gita Oath by Mani Rao
Last week’s post-election news features Tulsi Gabbard, the “first Hindu-American congresswoman,” who plans to take her oath on the Bhagavad Gita. Gabbard served with Hawaii’s National Guard, a... Read More
How Contemporary Christian Worship Music May Bring About Interfaith
I admit that I am a self-confessed church hopper. I wear this badge of life-long spiritual seeking with both courage and regret. When something becomes stale, when the community looks too comfortable ... Read More